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Subject:Re: oil for turbo diesel
From:Jason Yasment
Date:Sun, 8 Apr 2001 20:15:14 -0700

Sharon,

Try Shell RotellaT 15w-40.  You can get a gallon of it
in Wal-Mart for about US$6.  Oil made just for a
diesel.  Wal-Mart also had Delvac 1300.  It's your
choice...Shell or Mobil.  Both are the same specs,
just different brands.

Jason Yasment
'98 Jetta TDI (living on RotellaT)
'84 Westfalia

--- Sharon Simpson <toby.gun@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me what kind of oil to use for my
> 1982 turbo diesel? I
> have no clue.
>
> Also does anyone have the dipstick and oil filler
> cap. My dispstick goes
> in  a holde in the middle of the oil filler cap.
> There must be a seal
> that I am missing because  oil comes back out of the
> hole in the filler
> cap. And it comes out at a pretty good rate.
> Or can I but this setup new somewhere
>
> Sharon
>
>

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